Party Switching Opportunist Loses Primary – Again
Democrat-Turned-Republican Turned Out of Office – John Gizzi, Human Events It would seem to be a bad year for party switchers. First Arlen Specter was ejected from the senate race in Pennsylvania, and now Parker Griffith has been beaten in the 5th District of Alabama GOP congressional primary after... Read the full story
GOP on Target for Senate Control in 2010
Can Republicans Win the Senate in 2010? – Fred Barnes, Weekly Standard Republicans have a shot at taking the Senate in 2010. It’s a long shot in my opinion, but they will surely pick up seats and pad the minority they have now to gain extra strength in filibusters. Imagine five more conservatives... Read the full story
Bob Bennett: Animal of Washington
They Just Want It Too Much – Geoffrey Norman, Weekly Standard Senator Bob Bennett told his Utah constituents that he would serve only two terms, then he wept like a child when he lost the election for his fourth term. Bennett was transformed into an animal of Washington, that’s why the people... Read the full story
Appropriators Get Tossed from Congress
The Gathering Revolt against Government Spending – Michael Barone, National Review Three incumbent appropriations committee members have been defeated in this year’s primaries, and David Obey, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has announced his retirement after seeing that he would likely... Read the full story
Obama a One Term President
Gingrich: Obama a One-Term President Because Team Can’t Create Jobs – Elisabeth Meinecke, Human Events President Obama had the opportunity to better America with all the political capital he accumulated during the 2008 campaign. He wasted that capital on the massive radical progressive stimulus... Read the full story
Campaign for Liberty
On Tuesday, Rand Paul won the Kentucky Republican senatorial primary. Paul’s victory gives Americans a good opportunity to go back and look at what his father has achieved, especially in regards to the Campaign for Liberty. C4L, as it is referred to, is what I like to refer to as a freedom lobby. Some... Read the full story
Too Early to Party
I’d be careful if I were the GOP about celebrating my wins today. The GOP leadership is a target, not a bullet. The real wins go to the TEA Party, not the sharply divided GOP. A nasty rift is brewing between the RNC and the neocon crowd led by Karl Rove. No matter who wins this battle over control... Read the full story
Conservatives 2 for 2, Specter Out, In all Three Wins
Debbie and I are in Boston, home of the tea party and the original Stamp Act Rebellion. Given last night’s election results, what could be more appropriate. I can almost see Sam Adams, Paul Revere And John Hancock smiling. The battle for a new day is on. And the Radical Progressive Movement and their... Read the full story
White House Distancing Itself From Specter’s Impending Loss
White House Cutting Specter Loose? – Daniel Foster, National Review After getting waist deep into the New Jersey governor’s race, and the Massachusetts senatorial race won by Chris Christie (a Republican) and Scott Brown (another Republican), Barack Obama is scared to be attached to another loser.... Read the full story
Primaries on Tuesday to Determine Incumbents’ Fates
The Price of Opportunism: Arlen Specter’s Tough Fight – Joe Klein, TIME Arlen Specter is in trouble on both sides of the fight to win election as Pennsylvania’s senator again. He has put himself at odds with the bases of both parties by being a spineless opportunist. He himself said that his... Read the full story
